Emergency services were called to a Derbyshire flat after what cops described as “a sudden death” which they believe was Storm Babet-related.

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It brought the death toll from Storm Babet to at least seven, as horrendous conditions rage on for a fourth day.

Emergency services went to the home in Chesterfield where they found the woman on Saturday at 10.35am.

Derbyshire Police said: “An investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was found at a property in Chesterfield.

“Officers, along with colleagues from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and from East Midlands Ambulance Service, arrived at the property and found a woman, aged in her 80s, inside the flat.

“Investigations are continuing into the cause and circumstances surrounding her death, but it is believed it is related to the flooding seen in the Chesterfield area.”